HONOLULU – The Hawaii Bowl is expected to be a shootout with two of the nation’s most prolific offenses on display.

No. 24 Hawaii and Tulsa average 1,000 yards of offense and 80 points combined, but Golden Hurricane coach Todd Graham isn’t buying into all the talk of an offensive showdown when the teams meet tonight.

“Everybody wants to talk about offense. Everybody wants to talk about throwing the ball all over everywhere. The bottom line of this game, just like any other game: the team that plays the best defense is going to win,” Graham said. “That’s how you win championships. No offense to the offensive guys.”

The Golden Hurricane (9-3) are riding a six-game winning streak, which includes a 28-27 victory at Notre Dame. In the last six games, Tulsa has averaged 43.2 points and 523 yards of offense.

Their pass defense, which allows 305.7 yards and is ranked 119th in the nation, will be tested against the high-flying Warriors, who lead the nation in passing at 387.8 yards.

“It’s been the same story all year, everybody’s pass offense versus our pass defense,” Tulsa defensive back Charles Davis said. “If we take care of our jobs and create takeaways, we’ll come out with a victory.”

Not many teams, however, have been able to slow down the Warriors (10-3), with the exception of Boise State. Hawaii convincingly won nine of its last 10 games and shared the Western Athletic Conference title with Boise State and Nevada after being picked to finish near the bottom of the league.

“To go to a bowl game and win a conference championship, all of those things are on our check-off list. Our last goal is to win a bowl game,” said Hawaii running back Alex Green, who rushed for 1,168 yards this season, including a 327-yard performance at New Mexico State.

Junior quarterback Bryant Moniz has thrown for 4,629 yards and 36 touchdowns while completing 66 percent of his passes. He’s surrounded by play-making receivers, including Greg Salas and Kealoha Pilares.

Hawaii’s much-improved defense leads the nation in takeaways with 36.

Tulsa’s spread offense is led by quarterback G.J. Kinne. The Golden Hurricane, co-champions of the Conference USA West Division, are ranked fifth in total offense (503.5) and 10th in scoring (39.7).

Kinne has thrown for 3,307 yards and 28 touchdowns. He also leads the team in rushing with 557 yards and seven TDs.

Tulsa also features receiver-returner Damaris Johnson, who leads the nation for the second year in all-purpose yards with a 191.8-yard average.